Confusion

It seems like I have been getting a lot of questions lately about where we all are, what we are doing right now, where we are going next, etc., so I thought I would try to explain it all on here and clear up any confusion. Hopefully this will make sense to all of you, and if it doesn't, well, just blame it on the Army!
As of right now, Ben is in Afghanistan and I am in IL with my family. Prior to Ben's deployment we were living in Clarksville, TN and Ben was working at Fort Campbell, KY. Ben left in March of 2008 and it is a 15 month deployment which means that he should be home in June of 2009. Hunter and I will probably head back to Fort Campbell sometime in March of 2009, but that also depends on when Fort Campbell Family Housing lets me know that they have a home available for us, so that is up in the air. The plan is for Hunter and I to be back in TN and settled before Ben gets home. We have never lived on base before so this should be quite an adventure! The bad part is that we are only given a two bedroom house and we were quite spoiled before with having our own home with three bedrooms, so it will take a little adjusting to try to figure out where to put all of us along with all of Ben's piles of Army gear. So, I will apologize in advance to anyone who may be brave enough to attempt visiting us during the craziness of moving :)
After Ben arrives back at Campbell he will have 10 days or so of in-processing to do, which is standard after a deployment. He has to report to a class at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri on July 12 so he will also have to clear Fort Campbell which takes about 10 days as well. Because of this we probably won't have much time between the time he arrives at Campbell and the time we are moving to Leonard Wood. Of course, this will all depend on exactly when he arrives back from Afghanistan, but that is up to the Army and they don't like to give us very much information. It's definitely teaching me patience :)
Anyway, after we leave Fort Campbell we will move to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for Ben's Captain Career Course which should take about 5 months. While we are there we will be living on base again so I have no idea what the housing will be like. We heard a rumor that they have newer housing for Captains so I am really hoping that is true because most Army housing can be pretty yucky. Anyway, I believe that the class ends on December 10, but I'm not totally sure on that date. Sometime during that class (probably close to the end) we will find out where we will be stationed next. There are a lot of factors that will play into that decision and some of it will depend on what jobs are available, what the deployment schedule is, where the Army wants Ben to be... you get the picture! We are hoping and praying that Fort Carson, Colorado might be our home, but that is just wishful thinking right now. The hard part will be that we will be moving over Christmas, but I guess that's just how things go sometimes.
So...that is our life for 2009. We will keep you updated as we figure things out but for now that is the best I can do! We will be moving around a lot in the next year so try to bear with us as we make all of the necessary changes and adjustments. Thanks for your patience with us!
-em :)